5. Suppose the dollar interest rate and the pound sterling interest rate are the same, 5 percent...

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5. Suppose the dollar interest rate and the pound sterling interest rate are the same, 5 percent per year. What is the relation between the current equilibrium $/£ exchange rate and its expected future level? Suppose the expected future $/£ exchange rate,

$1.52 per pound, remains constant as Britain's interest rate rises to 10 percent per year. If the U.S. interest rate also remains constant, what is the new equilibrium $/£

exchange rate?

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International Economics Theory And Policy

ISBN: 9780321116399

6th Edition

Authors: Paul R. Krugman, Maurice Obstfeld, Marc Melitz

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